Gabriel García Márquez
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Summary
Gabriel García Márquez was born on March 6, 1927[1], in Aracataca[2]. He died on April 17, 2014[3], in Mexico City[4]. He worked as a novelist[5], short story writer[6], journalist[7], playwright[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.5% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65,430 views/month, #4,999 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Father: Gabriel Eligio García[11]
- Spouse: Mercedes Barcha[12]
- Child: Rodrigo García Márquez[13]
- Country of citizenship: Colombia[14]
- Occupation: publisher[15], poet lawyer[16], autobiographer[17], prose writer[18], opinion journalist[19], television writer[20], film screenwriter[21], film director[22], television actor[23], screenwriter[24], jurist[25]
- Field of work: novel[26], creative and professional writing[27], prose[28], short story[29], opinion journalism[30], journalism[31]
- Educated at: National University of Colombia[32]
- Notable work: One Hundred Years of Solitude[33], The Autumn of the Patriarch[34]
- Award received: Neustadt International Prize for Literature[35], Rómulo Gallegos Prize[36], Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service[37], Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour[38], Nobel Prize in Literature[39], Simón Bolívar award[40], Order of the Aztec Eagle[41], Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral[42], Order of Honour[43], Commander of the Legion of Honour[44]
- Member of: Academy of Arts of the GDR[45]
- Influenced by: William Faulkner[46], Virginia Woolf[47]
- Sex or gender: male[48]
- Movement: magic realism[49]
- Commons category: Gabriel García Márquez[50]
- Archives at: Harry Ransom Center[51]
- Cause of death: lymphoma[52], pneumonia[53]
- Family name: García[54]
- Given name: Gabriel[55], José[56]
- Significant event: Sickness, death, and funeral of Gabriel García Márquez[57]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Gabriel García Márquez include Gabriel Garcia Marquez Library[58], Kankuamo marquezi[59], Gabriel García Márquez Journalism Prize[60], and 12353 Márquez[61].
Why It Matters
Gabriel García Márquez has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] He is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
He has been cited as an influence by Salman Rushdie[64], a writer[65], b. 1947[66], of United Kingdom[67], awarded the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres[68], specialised in history[69]; Dmitry Glukhovsky[70], a writer[71], b. 1979[72], of Soviet Union[73], specialised in literature[74]; Michael Chabon[75], a writer[76], b. 1963[77], of United States[78], awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[79]; Mo Yan[80], a writer[81], b. 1955[82], of People's Republic of China[83], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[84]; Jeffrey Kent Eugenides[85], a writer[86], b. 1960[87], of United States[88], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[89], specialised in literary activity[90]; and Mircea Cărtărescu[91], a writer[92], b. 1956[93], of Romania[94], awarded the Vilenica Prize[95], specialised in creative and professional writing[96].
Works attributed to him include One Hundred Years of Solitude[97], Love in the Time of Cholera[98], Chronicle of a Death Foretold[99], No One Writes to the Colonel[100], The Autumn of the Patriarch[101], and Memories of My Melancholy Whores[102]. Entities named for him include Gabriel Garcia Marquez Library[58], Kankuamo marquezi[59], Gabriel García Márquez Journalism Prize[60], and 12353 Márquez[61].
FAQs
Where was Gabriel García Márquez born?
Gabriel García Márquez's place of birth was Aracataca[2].
Where did Gabriel García Márquez die?
Gabriel García Márquez died in Mexico City[4].
Who were Gabriel García Márquez's parents?
Gabriel García Márquez's father was Gabriel Eligio García[11].
Who was Gabriel García Márquez married to?
Gabriel García Márquez's spouses include Mercedes Barcha[12].
What did Gabriel García Márquez do for work?
Gabriel García Márquez worked as a novelist[5], short story writer[6], journalist[7], playwright[8], and writer[9].
Where did Gabriel García Márquez go to school?
Gabriel García Márquez was educated at National University of Colombia[32].
What awards did Gabriel García Márquez receive?
Honors received include Neustadt International Prize for Literature[35], Rómulo Gallegos Prize[36], Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service[37], and Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour[38].
Who did Gabriel García Márquez influence?
Gabriel García Márquez has been cited as an influence by Salman Rushdie[64], Dmitry Glukhovsky[70], Michael Chabon[75], and Mo Yan[80].